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12/1650, Julien received a concession in Petite Cap [Ste Anne de Beaupre.]

By 1652, Genevieve, her father, and her brothers immigrated to New France.

10/23/1652 in the home of Toussaint, Julien contracted to marry Genevieve, a “filles à marier”. Genevieve’s father was a witness and promised 200 livres of clothes, linens, and furniture, and agreed to feed the couple for 2 years as part of their service to him, and they would be paid 150 livres per year out of the Gamache family inheritance.

1/13/1670, Julien Fortin granted his brother-in-law Nicolas land at Cap de Tourmente, “for reward for his troubles and services and work which the said Gamache has rendered in the house of the said Sr de Bellefontaine.” The land was 2 arpents, 2 perches frontage at Chateau Richer.

1/16/1674, Julien sold land to Mathurin Gagnon.

11/8/1676, at the home of Zacharie Cloutier and Xainte Dupont, Genevieve present for the marriage contract signing of her brother Nicolas Gamache to marry Elisabeth Ursule Cloutier.

8/18/1680, due to the healing of his daughter Barbe of an affliction, Julien made donations to local churches.